diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/net/Administration.java b/core/src/mindustry/net/Administration.java
index 7349880f62..222e38cfd5 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/net/Administration.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/net/Administration.java
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ public class Administration{
                     if(rate.occurences > Config.interactRateKick.num()){
                         action.player.kick("You are interacting with too many blocks.", 1000 * 30);
                     }else if(action.player.getInfo().messageTimer.get(60f * 2f)){
+
+                        //I don't know what causes this so I'll make it log an error instead
+                        new Exception("!!REPORT TO ANUKE: " + action.player.name + " was (likely) incorrectly ratelimited. " +
+                            "action=" + action.type +
+                            " player=" + action.player.name + "#" + action.player.id +
+                            " tile=" + action.tile).printStackTrace();
+
                         action.player.sendMessage("[scarlet]You are interacting with blocks too quickly.");
                     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/storage/CoreBlock.java b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/storage/CoreBlock.java
index e1c95f9f35..cea0f911e7 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/storage/CoreBlock.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/storage/CoreBlock.java
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ public class CoreBlock extends StorageBlock{
             }
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public boolean canPickup(){
+            //cores can never be picked up
+            return false;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void drawLight(){
             Drawf.light(team, x, y, 30f * size, Pal.accent, 0.5f + Mathf.absin(20f, 0.1f));